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Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the Maasai in Kenya during the pre-colonial period.

Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the Maasai in Kenya during the pre-colonial period.

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They displaced some communities that they found in areas that they settled.
Their settlement led to increased population in the region.
They intermarried with their neighbours and as a result strengthened their relations.
Some section of the Maasai (Kwavi) became cultivators and were assimilated.
There was ethnic conflict due to cattle raids and acquisition of land for settlement.
There was borrowing/ exchange of cultural practices among the communities.
There was increased trade between the Maasai and their neighbours.
They influenced the socio-political organization of the Nandi who created the institution of Orkoyot similar to Oloibon of the Maasai.
Mohaissack answered the question on October 6, 2017 at 06:52

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